Trinity College

Welcome to Trinity College, the oldest university in Ireland and a cornerstone of its cultural and intellectual life since its founding in fifteen ninety-two by Queen Elizabeth the First [10-12]. Originally established to promote…

We are now standing in Front Square, the heart of the historic campus. Surrounding us are some of the university's most important buildings, including the Exam Hall, the Chapel, and the Dining Hall. …

The Old Library, which opened in seventeen thirty-two, is arguably Trinity's most spectacular interior space. Its centerpiece is the Long Room, a nearly sixty-five-meter-long gallery that houses two hundred thousand of the…

Beneath the Long Room lies the museum housing Trinity's most famous treasure: the Book of Kells. This medieval manuscript, created by monks around the year eight hundred, contains the four gospels of the New Testament. …

To the east of Front Square stand the Rubrics, the oldest existing buildings on the Trinity campus. Built around seventeen hundred, these striking red-brick structures are a rare surviving example of early Georgian architecture…

Moving into the more modern part of the campus, we encounter the Berkeley Library, a prime example of Brutalist architecture designed by Paul Koralek and completed in nineteen sixty-seven. Its heavy concrete form and geometric…

As we head toward the edge of the main campus, we see the newest addition to Trinity’s architectural landscape: the Trinity Business School, opened in twenty-nineteen. This 'near-zero energy building' is a marvel of sustainable…

Our journey through Trinity College concludes where it began, in the center of a campus that has served as Ireland’s intellectual heart for over four centuries. From the medieval artistry of the Book of Kells to the sustainable…